DIY VS Property Management – Which One Is Better?

Contact RPM Central Valley Are you tired of managing your Central Valley rental property yourself? We specialize in full service property management and can all of your needs including rent collection, maintenance, customer service and more. For more property management tips, or to speak with us about the services we can offer you, contact us…

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Have Top-Notch Tenants? Here’s How to Keep Them

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Most property managers just sit around and wait until it’s time to renew before asking their tenants if they would like to—at a higher rent the tenant didn’t see coming. Others put in a sneaky clause that automatically renews the lease for a year if the tenant doesn’t actively opt-out within 30 days of their…

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Tips for buying your first investment property

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Real estate is one of America’s favorite investments — and with good reason. In an ideal scenario, you buy an investment property, pay down the mortgage with rental payments, and keep the profits when you later sell. Demand for investment properties has been climbing for several years, and most of the push is coming from…

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What Is Emergency Maintenance?

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If you own rental property used in the Central Valley, the most common problem that you may have to deal with sooner rather than later is a tenant calling you with an emergency maintenance situation. Emergency maintenance calls are common when you own rental properties but, the reality is that in most cases, a tenant…

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Rental Property Spring Cleaning Tips

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Spring is around the corner, and if you’re like most landlords in the Central Valley, you’re thinking about leasing season, especially if your property has been sitting vacant for any length of time. One of the best things that you can do to get your property ready for new tenants is to focus on spring…

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Why Buying Cheap Homes Won’t Make You Money

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New real estate investors often get infatuated with the idea of the passive cash flow that real estate can bring in. So it’s not surprising when you see many new investors throw caution to the wind to chase cash flow and end up buying super cheap homes (in oftentimes questionable areas) thinking they will reach…

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How To Show Your Property As A Long Distance Landlord

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Years ago, when a landlord owned a property that was located out of state, they typically kept the key to the property hidden under the doormat, or some other remote part of the property, so that they could tell tenants how to get into the property if they had to show the property remotely. Times…

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Should You Invest In A Multifamily Or Single-Family Property In 2021?

With 2021 fast approaching, you may be thinking about which properties you should add to your portfolio of investment properties next year. Like many investors, you may be considering adding a multi-family or single-family property to your Investment Portfolio. Although there is a lot of debate online regarding multi-family, versus single-family, the reality is that…

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